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Table 5 Distribution of patient characteristics, GAF total score and DUNDRUM Capacity Ladder total score across the recovery pathway

From: An evaluation of functional mental capacity in forensic mental health practice: the Dundrum capacity ladders validation study

Variable

Acute high secure

Medium secure

Minimum secure R&R

ANOVA

n

17

27

11

  
 

mean

SD

mean

SD

mean

SD

F

p

Age (years)

38.6

10.3

40.6

10.7

43.1

14.2

0.5

0.6

Length of stay (days)

590.7

1686.9

2201.9

2715.6

3990.0

3767.9

5.4

0.008

GAF total

(0–100)

47.3

16.2

46.5

11.1

72.7

14.2

16.4

0.001

DCL total

(0–100)

18.6

26.1

50.9

20.3

78.8

21.1

25.3

0.001